The stock of WS Atkins PLC (LON:ATK) is a huge mover today! The stock decreased 2.31% or GBX 37.26 on November 18, hitting GBX 1576.74. About 377,891 shares traded hands or 73.16% up from the average. WS Atkins PLC (LON:ATK) has risen 16.62% since April 21, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 12.19% the S&P500.
The move comes after 8 months negative chart setup for the GBX 1.53B company. It was reported on Nov, 18 by Barchart.com. We have GBX 1497.90 PT which if reached, will make LON:ATK worth GBX 76.50 million less.

WS Atkins PLC (LON:ATK) Ratings Coverage

Out of 12 analysts covering Atkins W S PLC (LON:ATK), 6 rate it a “Buy”, 0 “Sell”, while 6 “Hold”. This means 50% are positive. Atkins W S PLC has been the topic of 67 analyst reports since July 29, 2015 according to StockzIntelligence Inc. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Friday, December 4 by Jefferies. Citigroup maintained the shares of ATK in a report on Friday, October 21 with “Neutral” rating. The rating was maintained by JP Morgan on Wednesday, August 3 with “Overweight”. As per Friday, February 12, the company rating was maintained by Jefferies. Panmure Gordon maintained WS Atkins PLC (LON:ATK) on Wednesday, July 29 with “Hold” rating. On Wednesday, July 29 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Neutral”. The rating was maintained by JP Morgan on Friday, November 13 with “Overweight”. The stock of WS Atkins PLC (LON:ATK) has “Hold” rating given on Thursday, November 19 by Panmure Gordon. Peel Hunt maintained WS Atkins PLC (LON:ATK) on Tuesday, November 17 with “Buy” rating. Peel Hunt maintained it with “Add” rating and GBX 1634 target price in Thursday, November 17 report.

WS Atkins plc is engaged in providing design, engineering and project management consultancy services. The company has a market cap of 1.53 billion GBP. The Firm operates through five divisions: UK and Europe, North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Energy. It has a 19.06 P/E ratio. In the UK and Europe segment, the Company’s focus is on planning, designing and enabling its clients’ capital programs and projects in and around infrastructure and transportation, as well as providing engineering consultancy services to other markets.